Gold Coast Veterans Foundation

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Members of the Naval Base Ventura County Color Guard parade the colors Sunday at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Max M. Van Der Wyk, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, listens to speakers at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo on Sunday evening.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Army veteran Jerome Gutierrez embraces his wife, Theresa Gutierrez, at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner on Sunday evening at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. Jerome Gutierrez was recognized by Judge Colleen Toy White (left) for his success with the Veterans Court and his recovery from traumatic military duty.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Greg Curtin is brought to tears by the testimony of Jerome Gutierrez during the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner Sunday at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR California Secretary of Veteran Affairs Peter Gravett approaches the podium to speak Sunday at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner held at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Ron Greenwood (from left) and Lisa Greenwood are honored on the podium by Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Village, for their dedication to veterans and their families at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner in Camarillo on Sunday evening.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Christopher Sobonya and other active members of the military rise to be recognized for their service Sunday at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo.

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KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR Judge Colleen Toy White, a speaker at the Gold Coast Veterans Foundation’s dinner, stands by other attendees at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo on Sunday evening. The foundation’s mission is to help improve the quality of life for veterans and their families.